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 We're back! (mar.)

We're On Our WAY!!!! (feb.)

We have a loan for travel! (feb.)

Watch for info. on our fundraiser to pay our loans...coming this Spring/Summer!

Come out and meet the kids!!!

Total initial fees:  $5745

Application Fee: $250

Program Fee #1: $1500

Home Study: $2500

Home Study Addendum fee: $175

ISCIS incl. fingerprinting: $830

Passports: $85 each

Medicals: $100  each

Background checks: $25 each

Mailing Expenses for all other docs: $50

Certification and Authentication fees: $20

At Dossier submission:

Dossier Courier: $500

Translation of Documents: $150

Post Placement Deposit: $1000 per child

Program Fee #2: $1500

Home Study Update: $275

Upon Referral:

Country Fee: $3450 x 4= $13800...

Program Fee #3: $1500

Post Placement Admin. fee: $385

At Travel: 

Cost of immunnizations 2 Adults: up to 500

2 Adults in Country Package: $3200

2 Adults Airfare: $4000

4 children Airfare: $6000

Visas for 4 children @ $400ea.=$1600

International Specialist Consultation=$400

These amounts are as close as possible, but may be slightly more or less...

Extra funds were also needed to bring infant formula, diapers, clothing, shoes, etc. to the children still living in the orphanage....

Feb. 3rd...

We have a loan for our travel and will be doing a huge fundraiser in the Spring/Summer to pay it back...we will give more details later...Please plan to come out and meet the kids!

Dec. 11th...

We received a grant today! Our referral acceptance letter is on it's way! Soon we'll be moving on to the travel portion of this process and bringing our little ones home! 

Dec. 1st...

Gracie's purses and scarves are selling like hotcakes at a local coffee shop! Thanks to our friends at the coffee shop!!! 

Home equity loans are not possible as we had originally planned because of the decline in value of all homes!

Things have changed since we started this process 2 years ago!

Nov. 1st...

We have applied for a loan using our cars as collateral!

We received confirmation that one of the adoption ministries has received our application for a grant!

We have the money for our dossier...!!!

Thank you to all who are helping and praying!

Oct. 21st...

OUR DOSSIER HAS BEEN SENT!!!

Jon dropping off the dossier... 

We are looking into fundraising ideas...

a silent auction

a fall festival

a garage sale

a bake sale

selling one of our cars

applying  for adoption grants

applying  for matching funds

opening a pumpkin patch

With all these things...TIME is of the essence!!!!!.....

any ideas or help would be wonderful!

This may all sound impossible...

But we are not letting it overwhelm us...all things are possible with God!

Thank you for being part of our team!

Gracie and I rolled coins...

Gracie sorting and rolling coins